Trends and comparing contrasting

What is the similarity between all the words and expressions in each section? (It could be in meaning when used to talk about trends, original sources or meanings, grammar, connotation, etc)

Useful language

Both of them/ All of them…

The (main/ chief/ most apparent/ most obvious/ sole/ only) similarity between them is…

They (could be said to) share…

They are similar with respect to/ in terms of/ when you look at…

They are similar/ linked/ related in that…

They have something/ one or two things/ many things/ much in common.

They resemble each other in that…

They share some features, for example…/ They share one feature, which is…

What links them/ unifies them/ ties them together is…

What they (most) have in common is…

Despite their (great/ important/ obvious) differences/ Although they have (great/ obvious/ important) differences, they are similar in so much as…

decline decrease drop

fall shrink

grow rapidly increase sharply rise dramatically

rocket soar take off

crash dive plummet

rocket soar take off

be stable not vary remain constant

remain steady stay flat stay the same

bottom out flatten out level off

plateau stabilize

expand grow shrink

collapse crash dive

plunge plummet

boost cut hike

increase raise slash

doubled dropped by a third halved

increased more than fourfold tripled

be unstable bounce back dip

fall back fluctuate peak

pick up rebound recover

regain lost ground slip back

collapse crash deteriorate

escalate slump worsen

be enhanced bounce back improve

recover regain lost ground

a blip change move

vary

dip dive plunge

buoyant

peak plateau climb

rise at the same rate drop steadily continue its (good) progress

accelerate rise less rapidly slow down

bottom out flatten out level off

boom explode

Match these descriptions to the sections above, writing a brief note next to each thing above to remind you. Some fit in more than one place, but there is only one way to match all of them.

Although they have obvious differences, all of them could refer to an upward or a downward trend, meaning you only know which one from the context.

Both of them are related to explosions such as bombs.

Despite their differences, all of them mean “fall very quickly”.

The main similarity between them is meaning “become flat”.

The most apparent similarity between them is a connection to mountains.

The most obvious similarity between them is that they mean “go down”.

The sole similarity between them is negative connotations, namely being the opposite of “get better”.

They are similar in terms of all meaning straight diagonal lines on a graph.

They are similar when you look at the shape of the line, which in these cases are curved.

They chief similarity between them is prepositions which mean “in the end”.

They have something in common, being is a connection to water.

They resemble each other in that they refer to going both up and down.

They share a connection with flying.

They share one feature, which is meaning “not change”.

They share positive connotations, meaning “getting better”.

What links them is being actions that people etc can do to change things.

What they have in common is meaning “go up quickly”.

What they most have in common is including numbers.

What ties them together is a connection with physical size.

Compare your answers as a class but without looking at this page (to make you use the useful phrases).

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Trends and comparing/ contrasting

Language of trends the same or different Comparing/ contrasting version

Use comparing and contrasting language to talk about how similar or different the words and expressions above below and what any differences are. Each time first say how similar or different they are, then what the (main) differences are. If there are more than two, they are all the same or all different. After your discussion, write an equals sign or an equals sign with a cross through it next to each line below.

Useful phrases

They are (absolutely/ almost) identical.

They are (exactly/ very nearly/ almost/ nearly/ practically/ basically/ fundamentally/ more or less) the same.